Gotthard von Falkenhausen

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Gotthard Ludwig Hans Dietrich Freiherr von Falkenhausen (born January 20, 1899 in Steinkirchen , † November 1, 1982 in Essen ) was a German banker .

Life

Von Falkenhausen studied law at the University of Göttingen and became a member of the Corps Saxonia there . After completing his studies, he first settled as a lawyer in Königsberg (Prussia) , became legal advisor in 1929, then deputy bank director in Berlin . In 1935 he took over the branch of HSBC Trinkaus in Essen and in 1938 became a personally liable partner.

From 1939 to 1944 he worked in Paris , where, with Caesar von Hofacker , among others, he revised the Kreisau Circle's plans for a reorganization of the Reich after the planned assassination attempt on Hitler . After the attack, he was arrested, taken to Berlin and released from Gestapo custody on January 19, 1945 for lack of evidence. During his imprisonment, von Falkenhausen, who had been a member of the NSDAP since May 1, 1937, was expelled from the party on December 16, 1944.

From 1960 to 1970 von Falkenhausen was President and then Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Essen, from 1960 to 1967 President of the Board of Directors of the Association of German Banks (BdB). He was also a co-founder of the Franco-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce .

Awards

Von Falkenhausen was a bearer of the Great Federal Cross of Merit with a star and an honorary member of the Federal Association of German Banks.

literature

  • Wolfgang von der Groeben: Directory of the members of the Corps Saxonia zu Göttingen 1844 to 2006 , Düsseldorf 2006, p. 112.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ NSDAP central file, card Gotthard von Falkenhausen, born. January 20, 1899, Federal Archives Berlin, R 9361/8721724.
personal data
SURNAME Falkenhausen, Gotthard from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Falkenhausen, Gotthard Ludwig Hans Dietrich Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German banker
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Stone churches
DATE OF DEATH November 1, 1982
Place of death eat